Crystal Palace led twice against West Ham United this afternoon but had to settle for a point in an entertaining 2-2 draw. While a draw with one of the Championship’s more-fancied sides this season is a good result, Dougie Freedman and his
Monday evening, you’re tired, it’s been a long day and you’re curled up on the sofa watching the telly, snuggled up with a blanket and a mug of hot chocolate, hoping to be left alone. But you hear knocking at the door, and are greeted by six noisy
A new Sunday market is taking place in Balham. Following three successful pilot markets over the summer, the new Sunday market will now be held in Hildreth Street on the first Sunday of every month The market kicks off tomorrow from 11am to 4pm. To
A train operator has scooped an environmental award. Southern railway was awarded for its Environmental Management System which helps manage the railways environmental impact. The railway recycles an average of 65 per cent of its waste collection
A part-time gynaecologist has taken a photo for 365 consecutive days as a documentary of a year in her life. Lambeth resident, Susanna Bryan, is opening a window into her life on social media platform blipfoto.com. Susanna said: “There is something
A pizza store is offering some serious dough to customers. Papa John’s in Hersham Road, Walton, is giving away free lucky dip National Lottery tickets with orders received on Saturdays for the next 10 weeks. Amit Bhatt, owner of the Walton Papa John
Kingston has the oldest first time buyers in Britain, according to data released this week. Homeownership is a distant dream for thousands of young adults after it was revealed the average borough resident does not get the keys to their first house until
A drug dealer has been sentenced to four years in jail. Kieron Poole was found with nearly 28g of heroin when he was searched by police on May 10 last year. The 22-year-old was in a minicab in Honeybrook Road which was stopped by police. Poole, of
Singer songwriter Jamie Abbott will be joined by some of his musically-minded friends when he takes to the stage in Balham for a charity gig. The Londoner has agreed to perform at the beautiful Globe Theatre at The Bedford with the goal of
A park is about to become even greener with a new green visitor centre. Morden Hall Park has announced it will open its new Living Green Visitor Centre on November 5. It is the first phase of a two-year project to transform the park’
A charity that supports people with learning disabilities is expanding. Odyssey Care, based in Wandsworth, is moving into new premises in Battersea Studios. The organisation has come a long way since it was first set up as the Wandsworth
BAE has announced 19 posts in New Malden could be at risk as part of the shedding of 3,000 jobs across the country. The defence giant said the cuts in the borough were “associated with reducing workload on information programmes and the need to remain
Stuart Crawford claims he did not know how to check his friend Michael Ryan was still alive after he had hit him repeatedly on the head. The Old Bailey is hearing the trial of the tenant who is accused of beating his landlord to death before
The council is reviewing its licensing policy for minicabs and taxis. The policies need updating and Elmbridge Council is consulting taxi drivers and passengers until early November. Proposals include reassessing the relevance of a licensee’s past convictions
A car has overturned in an accident in Streatham Hill. The incident happened at about 8.35am this morning at the junction of Streatham High Road and Barhill Road. The Peaugeot car overturned but it is believed the driver escaped unhurt
'Morning.' The word makes even the best of us shudder. However I have reinvented the meaning of 'morning' through the Wimbledon Wake-Up breakfast club. Every Friday morning, sixth-form students and staff meet up to discuss what's been going on
Claygate’s new community clubhouse project has been given £20,000. It is the largest grant ever awarded by Claygate Parish Council, which agreed to support the building project some months ago. The clubhouse project has been working for almost two years
District Line users are being warned there is no service between Putney Bridge and Wimbledon this weekend. There is also no service between Edgware Road and High Street Kensington. Replacement buses will be operating instead. Service A will run from
A Battle of Britain pilot shot down in Walton was remembered at a memorial service on Saturday, September 24. Spitfire pilot Flight Sergeant Charles Sydney’s plane crashed down in Station Avenue, Walton, in September 1940. A memorial plaque in the road
More building work could be on its way to the All England Club, which is considering a retractable roof for its second largest court. Wimbledon's home of tennis installed a roof over Centre Court in 2009 - allowing night matches and giving stars the
Sutton is targeting illegal minicabs in a bid to keep women safe when travelling home at night. Specialist transport police officers have launched the Safe Travel at Night campaign. The team will warn about the dangers of unlicensed
A jazz and pop singer from Cobham is in the final 50 for Pizza Express’s very own talent competition - the Big Audition. James Craise, 24, has already beaten thousands to get this far, and he successfully performed at the regional heat in London on
A killer weed outlawed in America after being blamed for the death of several teenagers has popped up in a Chessington couple’s garden. The plant first appeared in Marilyn and Tony Bagshaw’s plot in Green Lane about four weeks ago and has already
A new music therapy unit based in the grounds of Croydon's Brit school was opened by Andrew Lloyd Webber yesterday. Earlier this year a grant of £250,000 was awarded to Nordoff Robbins, a music therapy charity, by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation
Quins winger Seb Stegmann will get back to his best, is the ringing endorsement he got from skipper Chris Robshaw this week. The 22-year-old made his first XV comeback in Saturday’s 17-15 win at Worcester Warriors as a second-half replacement. Stegmann
Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust has announced a cash boost of £742,000 for emergency care which will fund an additional team of six doctors and two new acute medical units. Allocated from the hospital’s annual budget, the team of doctors, who
The work of a Croydon volunteer was praised at the annual Peace Awards ceremony in London. Jad Adams has been chairman of Croydon homeless charity Nightwatch since 1991, and he received a Team London Award at the annual Peace Awards ceremony
The chairman of Kingston Hospital has said its future is secure as he prepares to take over at another London hospital. Christopher Smallwood, a former economics editor at the Sunday Times, will join St George’s Hospital in Tooting on November
Wimbledon-based structural and engineering company, Elliott Wood Partnership, has won many awards for its architectural, design and technical work, but winning Merton business of the year is its “best award ever”. Gary Elliott received the
Surrey Police are offering residents the chance to win an Apple iPad in return for their views on their website which is currently being rebuilt. Due to launch in the New Year, Surrey Police are keen to ensure their new website meets the
The number of council staff needing time off because of stress has shot up 60 per cent since the recession has taken hold. Last year 97 staff members took the equivalent of 1,481 days off work due to stress, compared with 61 people taking 1,214
The power of storytelling was demonstrated in the Tiffin Girls’ School production of ‘Haroun and the Sea of Stories’ by Salman Rushdie. The audience was taken on an adventure, as the school hall was transformed into the fantasy country of Alifbay. The
There’s a new Jack Wills in Kingston. Combined with the new Hollister, I’m starting to feel conspired against. Just a whiff of the Californian aftershave or a glance at the stuffed pheasants as I rush past, determined not to catch sight of my own reflection
It’s that time of year again. Stress levels rise, evenings grow dark and children spend their long afternoons battling their way through past papers. It is entrance exam time. Tiffin Girls and Boys schools are having their 11+ day on the 16th November
After strong objection from local residents, St Luke’s Church, Burton Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, has rejected the proposal to install a telephone mast in the church tower. The plan was originally proposed to the church by mobile phone companies O₂ and
